Shock-tying device.



J. O. DURER.

SHOCK TYING DEVICE.

APPLIOATION FILED OUT. 27, 1910.

1,004,756. Patented 0111.3,1911.

COLUMBIA PLANouRAPn c0.. WASHINGTON. In. C.

JOHN OTTO DURER, OF UPPER SANDUSKY, OHIO.

SHOGK-TYING DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 3, 1911.

Application filed October 27, 1910. Serial No. 589,413.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN Or'ro DURER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Upper Sandusky, in the county of Vyandot, State of Ohio,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Shock-TyingDevices; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear,andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in shock tying devices and theleading object in view is to provide a simple device for temporarilycompressing a shock whereby an operator can pass a suitable cord tiearound the shock and hold it compressed, the improved device beingprovided with a simple twine holder. 7

With the above and other objects in view the invention consists incertain constructions, combinations and arrangements of parts, clearlydescribed in the following specification and clearly illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view showingthe improved device applied in position on a shock for compressing thesame. Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the device removed. Fig. 3 is an endelevation thereof. Fig. 4 is a detail transverse sectional view taken onthe line l-4l of Fig. 1, looking in the direction of the arrows.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, 5 denotes a shock piercingmember or rod which is suitably pointed to readily enter or pierce ashock and which has a handle or cross member 6 pivotally secured theretoby c a bolt 7. The piercing member or rod 5 carries near its outer end astaple 8 in which the compressing rope or cord 9 is secured and nearsaid staple 8 a right angular arm 10 is fastened which serves as a postfor the rope or cord 9 when the operator desires to tighten said rope orcord around a shock and compress the same.

The bar 6 is provided on its outer end with a handle 11 and carries abracket member or twine support 12 which has an oflset end 13 which isadapted to be passed through the center opening in a ball of twine andwhich serves to hold a ball of twine for rotation on the bar 6. The bar6 is formed with a slot 6 which receives the outer end of the rod orpiercing member 5. In using the device the piercing member or bar 5 isforced into a shock as shown in Fig. 1 and the compressing rod or rope 9is passed around the shock and bent on the angular stop or bracket 10until the shock has been sufficiently compressed. After this has beendone the twine for securing the shock in a compressed condition ispassed around the shock and suitably tied to hold the shock in itscompressed condition.

Owing to the particular arrangement of the twine supporting bar 6 on theshock piercing rod or member 5 the twine can be effectively tightened onthe shock by imparting an outward movement to the handle carrying end ofthe bar 6.

It is to be understood that when the twine has been passed around theshock, the portion of the twine nearest to the ball is adapted to besuitably anchored, preferably upon the angular arm 10 and the free endof the twine is attached to the handle carrying end of the bar 6, sothat when the bar is swung outward upon its pivot, the said twine willbe stretched and the shock thus securely held.

What is claimed is A shock compressor comprising a shock piercing memberprovided near its outer end with an angular bracket and an eye locatedon said member near the bracket, a compressing cord secured at one endto the eye and adapted to be bent against the angular bracket, a barhaving a slot in one end through which the outer end of the piercingmember extends, a pivot extending through the slot of the bar andthrough the outer end of the piercing member to permit outward movementof the bar, an angular bracket mounted on the bar medially of its endsand adapted to support a twine ball and a handle secured to the outerend of the bar to permit stretching of the twine when anchored adj acentthereto.

In testimony whereof, I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN OTTO DURER.

Vitnesses:

F. B. VVILLIAMS, WYLIE KINSLEY.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G.

